Water-circulating system for explosive-engines.



'BARKER. WATE pl ncuL Tmc SYSTEM FOR EXRLOSIVE mamas p puc'AnoN FILED SEPT-1911M Patented May 23,1916.

ZSHEETS-SHEET 1.

f v j w tnes s Inventor,

' Attorneys.

I EJW. BARKER. WATER CIRCULATING SYSTEM FOR EXPLQSIyE' ENGINES.

Amicmou mm SEPT. 19. 161.4.

1,184,407. Patented May 23,1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- III/Ill [I drill! Witnesses Inventor,

Attorneys,

QFFICE- crranLoTTE, s me CAROLINA, AssIGNoB. or cine-HALF T H, "MARVIN, or GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA. a I

or oULATmGsYsTEM FOR EXILOSIVE-ENGINES.

Specificationof Letters Patent. Patentedluay 23, 1916 Warm September 19, 1914'. Serial 1101862514. a

, j j connecting the pump according to the pres "rlvBamisn, sure ithin the tank. Fig. is a detail es, residing at ;v1eW of the pneumatically actuated valve ecklenburg and for connecti'ng'the supplemental tank to the ave, invented a present system. Fig. 7 is a detail setional eo "culating System VlQW of a bleeding check valve used in con hthefollowynection with th present systenr, a a v Referring to thedrawings,'tlie numeral 1 la s tdimprove deslgnates the water jacket of the explosion systems for exengine 2,:While 3" indicates the main Water e particularly to supply at the radiator. abject thein ven- Leading'fromthe main radiator at 'the ofnieanswhereby lower end thereof is a circulating pipe 4; ilatingisystenrvmay which branches to connect the pipe 5 with aticzi'lly and auto the rotary pumpfcasing 6 Whose outlet 7 is ct nt of the, engine connected to thei ater jacket 1,. While leadul capacity, th ing' from the upper end of the Water jacket 1, ed from theajis a circulating pipe 8 which has its outlet thef-actua 5 at 9 in the" upper endof the main tank 3 'nectto the- The maintank 3 is-here-shown merely inple nental avater dicative of any form of radiator, the same niatically disconeither beinga solid Water tank or a coil as has fattained a may be found desirable. o permit of the Inorder that the operator of the present apply. i system, Whether it is an automobile or other nt 'nvention, means, mayascertain the temperature of-the royided with Water which is being circulated, there is led u plying i from the pipe; 5, a pipe 10, connected to the c ine'ans'l support or da'sh-v board 11, to the thermometer 12, a pipe 13-being led therefrom to the @pipe 8, as clearly illustrated in diagram in j A Surroundingth'e tank 3 is asupplemental r obje'cts' in reservoir 14:; which is also in r communication desin ithe 'comlnf' that the proper circulation may behad With- Tpartsand intthe ,in the supplemental tank 14, Whose outlet reinafter described pipe 16 is'connected to the pipe 5 so that the l stoodithat changes water from the tank 14 may be properly ftliefinyention suppliedthrough the rotary pump casing 6 .made i'ithinthe to the-pipe'? and water jacket 1, the return e In order to provide an"'aut0matic mefis i "for connectingthe supplemental Water sup-' :ply ofthie tankli to the present circulating f i system, a valye casing 17 is connected in the 2 :.,Pipe -16 and'is controlled by the valve 18 Fig; '33 is carried by the stem 19 operably connected to ther inostatic *fiie'w alkingiheam 20, a spring"2l-being em operation lployed toqnormally hold the valve 18closed. detail*0-"' b eonhccted. tox the apposite end of. i lking' beaiaa-QOQf-iS apistQntrodfi22,.

is connected to the'piston23 mounted at n. i

which in the air controlled cylinder Thus un- "der noimal eonditions,*the spring 20 holds 11 asthe "description at-l5 with theireturncirculating pipe 8 so 0 i jith outideparting "being'through the pipe 8 and bran-ch15, j z

f f, -thepipe and on sequentlyfl assist in'the cir- Y 1 iehlation,throughthe,waterjecketl, 3 In order to supply air to the present sysf't'ein, "for automatically operating-the piston h anda gageQZfthepipe 28;being reonnected provided with a eheek valve 3Qjlwhile' the zpump cylinder is -.pr0vi'ded with the syalveleontrolled"inlet 31. Provided in the "through the piston 1 09133 andit-hecrank 34,

i upon which ismounted the cluteh i l' -13; The shaft 34 through theeluteh I35jmay be operated directly fromzthejshaft ofthe 'tengine or ifdesired from the, shaft of'the -+shaft 36 .to the crank sliaftf34 when the air predetermined pressure; At which time,the

F cause the steniOi to operate jthe walking 1 3Q -;beam 41 and consequently throw the clutch. Bythismeans, the pump is automatically z vi'de'd by thepa'rtiti0i1144 having the port .therethrough: Leading from the} oppo- 2 w h he Pneuma il nderfl r .7 r f F' bun j d n fm v m i1 e 'P is in communication,-throughi the cheek'valve the tubularstem in which ismounted the spring 51,, and said tubular stein- 50*isipro videdlwiththe tube 53 of the thermostatieidevice 5 4 This r "device 54; his a mercury-itubefandcontains the mercury-55. Thus astheheat of the water 1 "withinfthe:"casing 5r6, which is" disposed in :theipipe ;8, causes the; expansion {of the me'r-V V curyi5 theplllnger '-W, 1'b i d- 'l i wardlyand through the sp i g i e' 'n and thus'fperrnitthe air t'ogflQW fromthecom.

- the, pist'o'it. 231 and consequehtly i5 opeii Ithe [5 the'valve 18- 515 55355 matte" waterf froni the: supplemental tank-14 will notenterimtov thereto so that air ma be supplied frointhe pump cylinder 29 andsaid pipe "28 being cylinder 29 is piston 32; whiehis operated".

rotary 'purnpfi. this'instancg;therefore one of theelutch members eonneetedito the shaft 36) is; rotating :at -all times, and the j \Q eluteh 35 is only operated tojeonneeti'the' within theltank 25"ha s been' reduced to a *uas in ee wine emte the piston 38 "and operated to I supply air throughthe tank 25.; Leading from theftank 25Qis a, pipe 42' tition '44: asto controLthejport 45 there ofigs andg thu's' -fthe co'nimunieat QI fwith oppesite rsidesi ofithe 'gVfllYQ casing .43; is ayiilveistein- -48 iproyided fwith the port &9. Thisv Valve stem 18 is mountedibr sliding'moyemelit'ineof the pneumatie, that therefore at the? plungerg5 2, mounted in the" the mercury tube'fii the valve 48 controlled thereby; "wmo'tion to the jvalye stem-48ft as to 'plaej;115111 a water eireulatin th'e' p0i7t49 1n reglstrat on'w th the-port 45-; jacket,"main and sec'ondary radiatorga pipe connecting, the main and duit' 42 throughtheconduit ,-46gft 0 operate" torswith the rjaeketfasecondlpipe'connect which; the port" 49" willbe" p'ece; in iegistration' with the port-145,121 vertie'allymovable"stem or rod- 56" is disposed .eoaxiiil with the stud '57 of h v the stem 478,.fi'nd is itself'carriedby themock" '58 "which is mountedfinfthe sleei e 59 for sliding zmovement nlgb SThis block 58 "is W 2351i reservoir. 25 is provided; the same-haV-Q ingfattached theretoythe safety valve 26 ,to register with the port 451 I provided .withthe'interiorly" screw" threads 60 which cotiperate with the scr'ewfil to thusv [cause the stern 56CtQ depressor release the fispring bl and',eonsequently regulate the temperature :it; which the'po'rt 491 is paused A' beyeled gear 62 is carried the thread 1" I ed istem 63 "which cooperates witl1: the ithreadedsooketfil), while the beveled gear 164 is;operated'by'the'pointer 'arbori65 ofthe 7 i r tlicator,66,"Thus-theoperator ean readily '7 v,

adjust the Valve"ste1n l8 through the pointer arber 65' so vthat the Walter 48 P will" operate r v automatically "permitjair to 'flhwfrom the {a ti a1 predetermined ;t'er'np'erature v and thus tank25to operatejthe piston 23and thus open the valve 18 to 'perrnit a supplemental 'water supply to' combine with the" main liwatei r pp y- I y 1' The check yalVe4-7 isiconstructed as illustratedin Fig. 7, and isproyidedfwith the r sufficiently within' theptaflk 2 5 t0fperm1f't of the spring to. act, g th'e "pistbri' 38." Will be ino'ved to the right as vi'ewed in Fig 4' to site side of the teasing-43 isa' pipe f srwhieh-Q description, it r "is T fFr thej teeter evident thatthe c p r mgtoipe m 35 twill be operated while the pistonf23 will hek-yalves 47 and 47" will 'f! t e proper iiactuati'on;

"Vices-3 8 "and 24-, and:

proper time;the,'clutch' V Ill Venting opening 6 7's0jthat as soon as the proper amount of .air has .;"b een; supplied 7 within the tank-25am the pist0n..fl38 has been'operated pneumatically :to throw out the Clutch 3'5,fth'e' 'sameiw illfbe operated'byr V ,aijspring s68 to' the position as shown in Fig.

1, which extends upwardly andiisl'connected 6', s0 that when the,"'pressure' hasreduced 5 to the "valve easing,43. i,The casing 43u isldh 7 It will thusbe seen that: the con-neetion f and disconnection or the I supplemental sup- ,Ply of'water inthetank 14 toaugmentthat in main tank 3, or isolate it therefrom, is entirely sautomatieg it *being controlled by 4 What iselaimed;

seeondaryaradiaingfthej inain radiator.an d' jae'ket and haying,

te vmeen' i fr f operatingr'seid alve we a branehfconneeted ,to; ;thefseeon-dar'y radia j 9 tor,:apneuinaticallyoperated yalyej for (ion: i, trollingthe"ipassagei of fluid throughg the w {ill a thermostat controlling said operating means. i l

2. In a water clrculating system, a water jacket, main and secondary radiators, a pipe connectingthe main and secondary radiators with the jacket,""a second pipe connecting the main radiator and jacket and having a branch connected'to the "secondary radiator, a pneumatically operated valve for controlling the passage of fluid through the branch, means for operating said valve, and a thermostat associated. with the first mentioned pipe and controlling said operating means. l

;. 3. "In a water circulating system, a water jacket, main and Secondary radiators, apipe connecting the main and secondaryradiators withthe jacket, a second pipe connecting the main radiatorand jacket and having a'branch connected to the secondary radiator, a pneumatically operated valve for controlling the passage of fiuidthrough the branch, a pipe connected tosaid valve and having a valve controlling the passage therethrough, and a 5 thermostat controlling the second mentioned valve. 1

4; Ina water circulating system, a water jacket, main and secondary radiators, a pipe connecting thefmain and secondary radiators'with the jacketyasecond pipe connect- Y ing the main radiator and jacket and having a branch connected togthe secondary radiator, a pneumatically operatedvalvefor conhaving a trolling the passage of fluid through the branch, a pipe connected to said valve and I valve controlling the passage;

therethrough, and a thermostat controlling the second mentioned valve, the thermostat 'being associated with the first mentioned pipe.

5. In a water circulating system, a water,

connecting the; main and secondary radiators with thejacket, a second pipe connecting the main radiator and jacket and having a branch connected to the secondary radiator, a valve for controlling the passage of fluid through said branch, actuating means for operating said valve, and a thermostat cooperating with said actuating means for normally preventing the same from operating said valve, whereby when the thermostat is operated a predetermined amount, said actuating means is brought into action for operating the valve.

g In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my oWn, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

E. W. BARKER.

Witnesses: 1

JOHN M. JAMEs,

1 F. L. PLAISANGE. 

